Catholics  

It was one of those uneventful weeks where everything remains the same from the week before. A good number of teams had the bye week and the others had the “easier” first round opponents. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (9-0)…

Mount Olive 41 Morris Knolls 13    

Mount Olive scored 21 unanswered points in the last two quarters to pull away from Morris Knolls for a 41-13 win and a trip to the North Jersey Section 1 semi-finals at Northern Highlands. …

River Dell 39 Vernon 26   

After trailing 14-6 at the half, River Dell took command in the second half to beat Vernon, 39-26, behind four touchdown passes from Jacob Sconza. 

First Quarter: Vernon struck first when Gage Moskovitz scored …

Updated Where I’m Headed

It feels a little like Groundhog Day and it’s 2020 again. I decide to attend Nutley at Old Tappan and it gets cancelled because of a Nutley COVID outbreak. Therefore, I am going to another game …

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same, followed by some movement. There are three new teams in the Top 25 that will be seen below. My reason for Newark West Side and Weequahic are the schedules they played, …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top thirteen teams remain intact from last week with none of them losing. In fact, only two Top 25 teams lost last week and they are out with two new teams entering. The playoffs arrive this …

Catholics  

The one constant throughout the year to date is Bergen Catholic in the top spot. The others have moved around and this week is no different. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (9-0)
2 – DePaul (7-2)
3 – Seton Hall …

East Orange 35 Newark West Side 0   

East Orange controlled the game from start to finish, scoring on five of their seven drives to beat Newark West Side, 35-0. 

First Quarter: On their second drive, East Orange went 51 yards …

Rutherford 27 Park Ridge 20   

Rutherford’s Pat Cerulli ran eight yards to score with 49 seconds left in the game, his third touchdown, to beat Park Ridge, 27-20, in the NJIC championship game. The score was set up on an …

Bull Session Week Nine 

It is a big weekend for the NJIC with their league championship between Rutherford and Park Ridge being played this weekend….I was surprised to see Scotch Plains-Fanwood beat Woodbridge, 34-33, last week. They had a big …

This is tentative because of the weather forecast for this weekend. Friday’s forecast calls for periods of showers and Saturday calls for rain.

Friday night:

Park Ridge at Rutherford: NJIC championship

Saturday:

Newark at West Side at East Orange…

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same, followed by some movement. There are two new teams in the Top 25 that will be seen below. 

1 – Woodbury (8-0) 
2 – Paulsboro (6-1)
3 – Salem (6-1)
4 …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top seven teams remain intact from last week, but I did a little reshuffling – nothing major – in the middle of the pack. 

1 – Rumson-Fair Haven (6-1)
2 – Millville (7-1) 
3 – Northern …

Catholics  

It is mostly stable with some shuffling near the top and everything else is the same. 

1 – Bergen Catholic (8-0)
2 – Seton Hall Prep (6-2)
3 – DePaul (6-2)
4 – St. Joe’s, Montvale (5-3)
5 – …

If Playoffs Were This Week: South Jersey  

This weekend is the last weekend before the playoffs begin and we begin to get a better idea of who will make it and who they may play. In the past, I knew …

If Playoffs Were This Week: North Jersey  

This weekend is the last weekend before the playoffs begin and we begin to get a better idea of who will make it and who they may play. In the past, I knew …

Bergen Catholic 38 Seton Hall Prep 28 

Bergen Catholic scored 14 unanswered points in the last six minutes to beat Seton Hall Prep, 38-28. They responded very well when Seton Hall took the lead, especially in those last six minutes. …

Ridgewood 47 Ramapo 42

Ridgewood knocked off previously unbeaten Ramapo, 47-42, in a thriller. Besides the offensive fireworks, each team scored on a blocked punt with special teams having a hand in the scoring for the evening. 

First Quarter: After …

Sneak Peek at Next Week

North Jersey (Super Football Conference/NJIC)

Friday, 10/29:
Seton Hall Prep at DePaul
Vernon at Jefferson
Caldwell at Hanover Park
Pascack Valley at Ramsey
Lincoln at Westwood
Nutley at West Essex
West Orange at Irvington
Weequahic …

Bull Session Week Eight  

We are getting into the stretch run before the playoffs and I always preferred having four groups in the public schools, as opposed to the current five. There are too many average and below-average teams …

We’re in the last two weeks before playoffs and here is where I am headed:

Friday:

Ramapo at Ridgewood

Saturday:

Bergen Catholic at Seton Hall Prep

I would love to go to one of the South Jersey games on Saturday, …

Public Groups 1-2  

The top six remain the same and some changes begin after that. Delaware Valley losing has them moving down a few spots and there are no new entries in this poll. As I have said before, I …

Public Groups 3-4-5 

The top three remain unchanged; but there are changes underneath. Overall, it’s pretty stable. The fourth and fifth-ranked teams both lost, which generated some movement. As I have said before, I generally do not penalize teams for …

Catholics  

DePaul’s loss to Don Bosco moves them down a little, while Bosco and Seton Hall Prep move up. The top two teams will face each other this week in Bergen Catholic and Seton Hall Prep, while Bosco and St. …

Bergen Catholic 21 St. Joe’s (Montvale) 10 

Bergen Catholic faced a big challenge, falling behind 10-0, before scoring 21 unanswered points to beat St. Joe’s (Montvale), 21-10. 

First Quarter: There was action on the first play when Luke Henrich found …